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Memorial Day is in the rear-view mirror, our days are still getting longer, and millions of young Americans are starting a new chapter in their lives. Graduation is a major milestone after which many young adults move and embark upon new challenges.

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Over the last week, we saw three big wins for voting rights at the state level. It is, we hope, a bellwether of things to come. The assault on voting rights has been a consistent mantra over the past decade in state legislatures across the country. Last week’s wins are all the more impressive because they occurred in states that have been “unkind” to voters in the recent past.

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Growing up, voting was a family affair. I had Election Day off from my school in Pennsylvania, and I always accompanied my mom to cast her vote at our local polling place. Each time, I learned something about the importance of her one vote and the responsibility of every American to have a say in our government.

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Turning 18 is a big deal for young people in the United States. For me, it meant that I no longer had late-night driving restrictions, I would soon be graduating from high school, and I could sign my own forms and go to doctors’ appointments by myself. At the time, the fact that turning 18 meant that I was able to vote wasn’t something that crossed my mind. But when I began college this fall at American University in Washington, DC, I quickly realized the importance of voting.